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People: Kim Kardashian’s ex feuding with former girlfriend
Kris Humphries apparently doesn’t know how to end relationships amicably. In the middle of a heated divorce from Kim Kardashian, Humphries is tangling with former girlfriend Myla Sinanaj. Recently, Humphries turned over evidence to the FBI detailing how Sinanaj tried to extort him, demanding money to keep quiet about secrets from their relationship. Sinanaj fired […]
Pandora shares fall after analyst touts Songza
LOS ANGELES — Shares of online radio service Pandora Inc. fell Tuesday after an analyst pointed out that upstart music app Songza had become one of Apple’s most downloaded free apps. THE SPARK: BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield said in a research note Tuesday that “Pandora investors should be concerned” at Songza’s success. The Long Island […]
Pandora shares fall after analyst touts Songza
LOS ANGELES — Shares of online radio service Pandora Inc. fell Tuesday after an analyst pointed out that upstart music app Songza had become one of Apple’s most downloaded free apps. THE SPARK: BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield said in a research note Tuesday that “Pandora investors should be concerned” at Songza’s success. The Long Island […]
NYC Board of Health endorses ban on large sugary drinks
New York – A recent proposal regarding a ban on large sugary drinks by New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg is one step closer to becoming city law. This morning New York City’s Board of Health met in Long Island City, Queens to discuss the new proposal by the Mayor to ban larger than 16 […]
NYC Board of Health endorses ban on large sugary drinks
New York – A recent proposal regarding a ban on large sugary drinks by New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg is one step closer to becoming city law. This morning New York City’s Board of Health met in Long Island City, Queens to discuss the new proposal by the Mayor to ban larger than 16 […]
Giants’ David Diehl Apologizes for Alleged Queens Drunk-Driving Crash
QUEENS — Beleaguered New York Giants lineman David Diehl apologized a day after being arrested for an alleged booze-fueled jaunt in his BMW that ended with him plowing into two parked cars in Astoria Sunday. Diehl, 31, had been drinking at a bar while cheering on the Croatian national soccer team to victory Sunday afternoon […]
Restorative artist rebuilds the past in Long Island City
A 19th century English coffer – another of Lisa DiClerico’s projects. Balanced on wooden supports in Lisa DiClerico’s Long Island City studio was an 18th century European mirror. The 10-foot-tall relic suffered damages during a fire. Its previously ornate, gilded edges were left charred. The mirror’s sculpted glass, once reflecting the image of a figure […]
Free and Cheap in NYC: Tuesday, June 12
Writer and journalist Pete Hamill will hold a reading at The Strand bookstore. New way to go batty. The sport of cricket is not well understood in the Western Hemisphere. Author Shehan Karunatilaka aims to help change that at Word bookstore with “Cricket for Americans.” He will talk about his critically praised new book, “The […]
Hunters Point Suffering from a Lack of Doctors
LONG ISLAND CITY — Tribeca Pediatrics‘ move into Hunters Point three weeks was greeted by relief from parents desperate for health care for their kids. Luciana Lamberto-Kelley, a mother of 3-year old Emma and 21-month old Anna, was so excited she went to the facility’s opening on Vernon Boulevard and 47th Road. She and other […]
Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party Will Resurface In Three-Week NYC Run; Casting …
Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party Will Resurface In Three-Week NYC Run; Casting Announced By Adam Hetrick11 Jun 2012 Andrew Lippa‘s Drama Desk Award-winning musical The Wild Party will return to the New York area in an intimate new production featuring Broadway actors Courtney Glass and Anthony Hollock at the Secret Theatre. Advertisement Presented at Long […]
Giants’ David Diehl Has License Suspended After Allegedly Drunk Crash
QUEENS CRIMINAL COURT — That’s one drive David Diehl won’t soon forget. The Giants offensive tackle had his driving privileges in New York stripped Monday following his arrest for a suspected drunk driving crash in Astoria a day earlier. The veteran player, 31, was busted for the booze-fueled smashup after the die-hard Croatian soccer fan […]
Get Fresh Roof Farm Food At Rosemary’s Kitchen, Now Open In Greenwich Village
Rooftop farming is spreading across town like a hoard of locusts, with fertile top-floor gardens popping up from Sunset Park to Long Island City. And an increasing number of restaurants are using rooftop real estate to their advantage, with the latest, Rosemary’s Kitchen, which opened in Greenwich Village last week. The “rustic Italian restaurant” is […]
Giants’ David Diehl Arrested for Drunk Driving in Queens
QUEENS — New York Giants offensive tackle David Diehl was arrested for driving drunk Sunday night after he smashed his BMW into a pair of parked cars in Astoria, police and multiple news sources reported. Diehl, 31, was reportedly watching a soccer game at a nearby bar before hopping into the luxury car and plowing into the […]
I Can’t Believe They Benched Me: A Monologue By Space Shuttle Enterprise
I mean, what the fuck were those NASA dweebs thinking? I got those idiots their jobs, their free doctorates, their geeky-ass spouses, everything. I got them everything. Then they bench me. Send me to fucking retire on a boat on the Hudson. I mean, I’m going to be looking at Jersey all day. At least […]
Long Island Rail Road Collision Kills One, Causing Rush Hour Delays
NEW YORK CITY — A Long Island Rail Road train struck a car on the tracks early Monday morning, leaving one person dead and causing service suspensions and delays during rush hour, the MTA said. The victim was in the car when it was struck, though it remains unclear how many people were inside the […]
Monday, June 11: Filming Location info for The Lone Ranger, Grown Ups 2, Don …
Here’s a look at what’s filming on location on Monday, June 11, 2012: If you have any scoop about where a movie or TV show is filming, let us know about it at [email protected] or at Twitter.com/olv! We depend on your tips to keep the site going, all of our info comes from our amazing […]
Bike-Share Rides Past Neighborhood
By TED MANN On the map showing the dozens of bike-share stations that will soon freckle northwestern Brooklyn, there is just one neighborhood-size void in the network: the ultra-Orthodox Jewish enclave of South Williamsburg. It won’t be the first time religious residents in the area, many of whom are members of the Satmar Hasidic movement, […]
June 9: Obesity, D-Day and Scott Walker
Remember playing outdoors? Brooklyn: Voicer Karen Mancuso is right on the money. Growing up in Brooklyn on 61st St. in the 1950s and ’60s, all the kids were skinny. All day, every day, we were busy with street games — stickball, boxball, triangle, off the stoop, peel-away, tag, football and hockey, just to name a […]
JEREMIAH J. FINNEGAN – Times Herald
April 11, 1928 – June 6, 2012 Liberty, NY Jeremiah J. Finnegan of Liberty, NY, a retired custodian for Bio-Research Co. in Long Island, NY, and a longtime area resident, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY. He was 84. The son of the late Jeremiah J. and Jennie DeMattia […]
What $4200 Can Rent You Around New York City
Friday, June 8, 2012, by Jeremiah Budin Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various New York City neighborhoods. Is one man’s studio another man’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Today’s price: $4,200/month. ↑ Based on our research for this post, $4,000 seems to […]